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	Floorless roller coaster -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The floorless roller coaster design is a modification of the standard multiple-inversion steel (A covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)) coaster that features cars with no floors for foot placement.
		As of 2004, only (additional info and facts about Bolliger & Mabillard) Bolliger & Mabillard are in the business of designing and manufacturing floorless coasters, and their designs employ a multi-inversion layout (usually 5-7) and high capacity (often 2-3 trains).
		Most floorless coasters follow a pattern of drop-series of inversions-brake run-second set of inversions-brake run.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fl/Floorless_roller_coaster.htm (310 words)

	Roller coaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A standard full-circuit lift-powered coaster works like this: after leaving the boarding area (station), the train is pulled up with a chain or cable along the lift hill to the first peak of the coaster track.
		Some coasters move back and forth along the same section of track; these roller coasters are called shuttles because of this motion and usually run the circuit once with riders moving forwards and then backwards through the same course.
		A properly designed roller coaster under good conditions will have enough kinetic, or moving, energy to complete the entire course, at the end of which brakes bring the train to a complete stop and it is pushed into the station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roller_coaster (1790 words)

	Roller coaster
		The roller coaster (or simply coaster) is a popular thrill ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks.
		By 1912, the first underfriction coaster was developed by John Miller, often called the Thomas Edison of roller coasters.
		As of 2003, the roller coaster holding the records for greatest speed and height is Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point near Sandusky, Ohio, with a top speed of 120 mi/h (193.2 km/h) and a 420 foot (128.1 m) vertical hill.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/roller_coaster.html (1350 words)

	Industry News: Roller coaster kills park employee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A 21-year-old employee at the Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, Calif., was killed by a roller coaster train when she stepped onto the tracks of the ride after routine maintenance tests, according to an article in the Los Angeles Daily News.
		In May 1996, a woman operating the Revolution roller coaster was hit by a train and died at the scene.
		is a one-year-old floorless roller coaster which allows riders, strapped into chairs with their feet dangling, to race through twists and turns at up to 65 mph.
	www.ishn.com /CDA/ArticleInformation/news/news_item/0,2169,123242,00.html (282 words)

	Roller Coaster History Timeline \| Significant Milestones
		Drop-The-Dips roller coaster opens and is the first to use a lapbar style restraint.
		It was the oldest roller coaster operating in its original location until it lost this distinction when it closed in 2002.
		This is the first roller coaster in the world to feature four inversions, which includes the first ever boomerang dual-inversion element.
	www.ultimaterollercoaster.com /coasters/history/timeline.shtml (2003 words)

	Roller coaster kills theme park worker - billingsgazette.com
		The employee, who was not immediately identified, walked onto the Scream roller coaster's tracks in a restricted area shortly before the park opened, said park spokeswoman Sue Carpenter.
		Riders are strapped into chairs with their feet dangling as the ride goes through a series of twists and turns, reaching speeds up to 65 mph.
		A 28-year-old woman died of a ruptured aneurysm in 2001 on the Goliath Roller Coaster at the park.
	www.billingsgazette.com /index.php?id=1&display=phpdata/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/04/10/build/nation/96-roller-coaster.inc (209 words)

	Six Flags Fiesta Texas Online Guide \| www.sfftnet.com \| www.sfftonline.com \| www.fiestatexas.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Superman Krypton Coaster is the only "floorless" roller coaster in Texas.
		Great ride, but needs a dive loop in case you didn't know it is the highest and fastest floorless coaster in the world and is my 4th favorite B&M ride
		Floorless coasters are some of the greatest types of coasters in the world and SKP is the best (and onlyone I've been on) in the world (besides Titan and Mr.
	sfftnet.com /spassburg-supermankryptoncoaster.php (627 words)

	Employee at Magic Mountain is hit, killed by roller coaster \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		SANTA CLARITA – An employee at Six Flags Magic Mountain was struck and killed by the Scream roller coaster yesterday, authorities said.
		The employee, who wasn't identified, walked onto the coaster's tracks in a restricted area shortly after 10 a.m., said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Larry Gump.
		Riders are strapped into chairs with their feet dangling as the attraction goes through a series of twists and turns, reaching speeds up to 65 mph.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040410/news_1n10coaster.html (169 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Worker struck and killed by roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in ...
		The "Scream" roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita sits idle Friday after a female employee was struck and killed by the coaster Friday morning.
		SANTA CLARITA – An employee at Six Flags Magic Mountain was struck and killed by a roller coaster Friday, authorities said.
		The woman walked onto the Scream roller coaster's tracks in a restricted area shortly before the park opened, said park spokeswoman Sue Carpenter.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20040409-2307-coasterdeath.html (248 words)

	Roller Coaster Almanac (Monthly Repost) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The coaster was originally built in 1937 for the Paris Exposition by Charles Paige, Harry Traver, and Leonard Thompson.
		Using parts of the {Steel Phantom} roller coaster (1991-2000), the new ride carries on the tradition of reworking rides that Kennywood made famous with their {Thunderbolt}.
		The {Comet} roller coaster, a band shell, and a gift-shop building were reported to be the only survivors.
	www.talkabouttravelling.com /group/rec.parks.theme/messages/27661.html (14598 words)

	Thrill Rides, Rides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		HYDRA The Revenge is the first and only floorless roller coaster in Pennsylvania with a unique twist that flips riders upside as the train exits the station, then sends riders soaring through the sky along more than a half-mile of coiling steel track.
		Steel Force is the first roller coaster in the East to break the 200-foot barrier.
		Talon is the tallest and longest inverted coaster in the Northeast.
	www.dorneypark.com /public/inside_park/rides/thrill_rides/index.cfm (307 words)

	Rollercoaster of Love - Weekend Warrior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Not to be outdone by its popular rival this season, Dorney Park unveils Hydra, a floorless roller coaster with a 105 ft drop in between a rock canyon at 53mph.
		The coaster, designed to create a zero-gravity experience, is an exhilarating series of loops and drops, which take advantage of the area's natural rocky setting.
		The most famous coaster, Storm Runner, ranks in with a 150 ft drop and a maximum speed of 70mph.
	www.dailytargum.com /news/2005/04/22/WeekendWarrior/Rollercoaster.Of.Love-934306.shtml (621 words)

	Medusa at Six Flags Marine World \| Ride Review
		Medusa, one of the new "floorless" roller coasters made its debut in 2000 at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, California.
		Medusa, is a floorless coaster and the result is nothing between you and the steel artwork below.
		Pulling up and out of the first drop the coiled journey begins with a aerial maneuver in the form of a massive, 128-foot vertical loop, filled with powerful positive g-forces which force you into submission.
	www.ultimaterollercoaster.com /coasters/reviews/medusa (705 words)

	The BLOGFlume—Weekender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hydra: The Revenge is a floorless roller coaster designed by B&M. It takes the place of Hercules, a wooden roller coaster that just never found its niche, except with chiropractors who probably gained a lot of work from riders of the extremely rough coaster.
		I rode the coaster three times over the course of the day, once in the front and twice in the back, and I never got the same euphoria that I get from riding Kraken, the unofficial king of floorless roller coasters, or even Medusa/Scream.
		However, despite the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster being out of commission, the Golden Kingdom is still a great addition to a park that was in desperate need of a nicely themed area to draw more families to the park, and a little piece of Disney in New Jersey.
	www.themeparkinsider.com /columns/blog/229.cfm (1693 words)

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		SANTA CLARITA -- An employee at Six Flags Magic Mountain was struck and killed by the Scream roller coaster Friday, authorities said.
		The employee, who was not immediately identified, walked onto the coaster's tracks in a restricted area shortly after 10 a.m., said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Larry Gump.
		A 28-year-old woman died of a ruptured aneurysm in June 2001 on the Goliath Roller Coaster at the park.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/04/10/news/state/22_12_534_9_04.prt (203 words)

	JOE TOURIST - Central Florida's Best Roller Coaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Both coasters were of a steel design and featured some of the most remarkable roller coaster elements of their time: Python was simply a double corkscrew and Scorpion a single loop.
		I don't profess to be a roller coaster professional, have a masters in physics, or anything exceptional other than my own experience and expertise.
		I acknowledged that my opinions of some coasters (especially Gwazi) could be slanted and that, in some circles, the same coaster I refer to as a rough ride may be, in truth smooth for someone else.
	www.themeparkinsider.com /columns/joeinsider/19.cfm (6065 words)

	The Signal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The new roller coaster, ‘Scream’ at Magic Mountain is a ride unlike any other.
		Magic Mountain’s 16th roller coaster is scheduled to debut on Saturday as California’s only floorless roller coaster.
		Members from television and newspaper, American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE), Boys & Girls Club and Paul Ruben, Roller Coaster historian and Editor of Park World magazine, were among those invited to share in the excitement.
	www.the-signal.com /News/ViewStory.asp?storyID=2195 (490 words)

	Roller Coaster Patents
		Non-U.S. Roller coaster patents are found on the non-U.S. patent page.
		This list is not complete, and a few of the rides listed are not roller coasters.
		Most gravity water ride patents are found on the water ride page, while alpine slides and some additional gravity ride patents are found on the other rides page.
	www.personal.psu.edu /faculty/v/a/vac3/table.html (294 words)

	RCTTown RCT Downloads
		This is a recreation of the longest floorless roller coaster.
		This is a recreation of the racing roller coaster at SFMM.
		This is a recreation of the record breaking inversion roller coaster.
	www.rcttown.com /downloadsb.htm (359 words)

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		The Roller Coaster Almanac Updated since 05/15/2002 Compiled by Dave Althoff, Jr.
		With a 420-foot-tall tower and a top speed of 120 miles per hour, the Intamin launched coaster is the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster.
		It opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world.
	capital2.capital.edu /admin-staff/dalthoff/almanac.txt (14867 words)

	Superman at Movie World Madrid - ThrillNetwork Boards
		The full name of the coaster is actually Superman: Ride of Steel.
		I know you may be wondering, "But isn't that the name for the hypercoasters?" Heh, heh, according to the map of Warner Brothers Movie World, they refer to Superman as "Superman, la Atracción de Acero," which translates to "Superman: Ride of Steel." I take Spanish, so I know my stuff.
		I thought immelmans were just diving loops on inverted roller coasters.
	www.thrillnetwork.com /boards/showthread.php?t=7610 (444 words)

	SeaWorld Orlando Kraken
		Kraken, the monster of all roller coasters, is the tallest, fastest, longest and only floorless roller coaster in Orlando.
		Named after a legendary sea monster, Kraken is a massive, mythological underwater beast that's unleashed from the depths of the sea to take SeaWorld guests on the ride of their lives - lifting them higher, dropping them longer and spiraling them faster than any other coaster in Orlando.
		Riders' feet dangle as they sit on open-air, pedestal-like seats with nothing around them except shoulder restraints.
	www.seaworld.com /seaworld/fla/ar_kraken_ride.aspx (154 words)

	HYDRA The Revenge Roller Coaster Comes Alive at Dorney Park on May 7, 2005
		HYDRA The Revenge Roller Coaster Comes Alive at Dorney Park on May 7, 2005
		This $13 million monster coaster offers a one-of-a-kind experience with several unique design features.
		(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050427/PHW006) Known as a floorless coaster because there is no floor, riders are positioned above the track with their legs hanging freely and nothing above, beneath, or to the sides of them.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-27-2005/0003488846&EDATE= (695 words)

	Excursia \| America's Guide to Theme Parks offers tourist information,media,and travel deals for the your favorite beach ...
		Or perhaps the Kraken -- the tallest, fastest, longest and only floorless roller coaster in Orlando -- or the beach and the waves at Water Mania are the pleasures you seek.
		It's also "floorless," dangling riders high above the track in open-sided seats to create a feeling of flying in a chair.
		Journey to Atlantis hurtles riders through a breathtaking mythological city amid torrents of water, careening coaster effects and heart-pounding, splash-down drops.
	juneauempire.excursia.com /specials/themeparks/stories/orlando_themepark.shtml (1565 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The new B&M floorless coaster in central Florida is ready for the world in a lush landscape.
		A local coaster junkie at Six Flags Ohio will be coasting against cancer this season and hopes to reach 2,000 rides to benefit the American Cancer Society.
		Six Flags Ohio opened all three of their huge new coasters to waiting crowds on Friday, May 5th.
	www.coasterbuzz.com /news.htm?y=2000&m=5 (451 words)

	Why I've created this wonderful Kraken photo Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The only reason I can't totally devote myself to Disney, is their lack of quality steel roller coasters.
		I also created my first homepage in college, dealing with Montu, containing photos and info.
		Now comes Kraken, proclaimed by the Sea World Orlando park guide to be a floorless mega-coaster that will be the fastest, tallest, longest and wildest roller coaster in Orlando.
	members.aol.com /kerriealanna/kraken/krakwhy.htm (146 words)

	Dominator, Roller Coasters, Rides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Home » Inside the Park » Rides » Roller Coasters » Dominator
		Take flight on the world's longest floorless coaster in the cool, new Power City.
		One of four coasters built in a single season
	www.geaugalake.com /public/inside_park/rides/roller_coasters/dominator.cfm (67 words)

	U.S. News & World Report : Look, Ma, no floor! @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Nineteen ninety-nine is the biggest coaster season in 50 years, with
		Urbanowicz, author of The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion.
		hailed by coaster enthusiasts for "maximum airtime"--seconds that
	static.highbeam.com /u/usnewsampworldreport/may101999/lookmanofloor (186 words)

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		HYDRA THE REVENGE FLOORLESS ROLLER COASTER AT DORNEY PARK
		Hydra The Revenge, the first and only floorless roller coaster in Pennsylvania comes alive at Dorney Park on Saturday May 7th, when the park opens for the season.
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	prn.newscom.com /cgi-bin/pub/s?f=PRN/prnpub&page=2&xtag=PRN-prnphotos-45418&redir=detail&tr=11863&row=11 (169 words)

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